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Planes & Cars Night, '12 Santa Fe Concorso { 149 images } Created 29 Nov 2012

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  • McPherson students ready their Model T for disassembly at the Santa Fe Airport, in anticipation of the 2012 Santa Fe Concorso events.
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  • McPherson students ready their Model T for disassembly at the Santa Fe Airport, in anticipation of the 2012 Santa Fe Concorso events.
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  • McPherson students ready their Model T for disassembly at the Santa Fe Airport, in anticipation of the 2012 Santa Fe Concorso events.
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  • The Petersen Museum's vehicles are about to be offloaded.
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  • The Petersen Museum's vehicles are about to be offloaded. Looks like the 1937 Cord 812.
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  • The Petersen Museum's vehicles are about to be offloaded.
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  • The Petersen Museum's vehicles are about to be offloaded.
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  • The Petersen Museum's vehicles are about to be offloaded.
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  • A fine MGA arrives.
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  • Special escort service.
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  • The matte finish Shadow Grey paint on this Mercedes generated a lot of discussion and interest.
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  • About to be placed in the venue.
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  • Placing the vehicles around the planes took a little ? negotiation ? for best effect.
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  • Bikes and cars were still being reshuffled at this point.
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  • They look fine together, don't they? Yes, the clouds were bearing down, but they never let loose, sparing the Concorso evening event.
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  • WWII trainer, at Santa Fe Airport.
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  • The student representatives were just about to start disassembling this fine old specimen.
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  • A cockpit shot.
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  • A fine vintage corporate jet, being placed to best advantage. Concorso attendees were privileged to tour in the interior of this aircraft.
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  • Moved again, for better effect. Every change in position brings different perspectives on the technology and design of each.
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  • "What do you think, OK?"
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  • Superlative Vincent.
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  • A legendary fighter jet. I believe these were countered by America's F100 Super Sabres.
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  • Part of the fun of arriving at this Concorso event early, is finding out "What's in the trailer?"
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  • As nice a surprise as any.
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  • A real surprise.
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  • Some challenges getting 'er out of such a tight trailer.
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  • Lots of anticipation on the tarmac for this.
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  • "I've never seen an MG like that before!"
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  • No airplanes were injured in the careful placement of automobiles.
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  • Definitely an early crowd favorite.
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  • Another crowd-pleaser arrives. "Hey wait ? where you goin'?"
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  • That's better. Over here.
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  • Legendary.
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  • Waiting to be unloaded.
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  • Plenty of willing volunteers to help.
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  • Push on the tires, not on the body. I'll remember that.
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  • Beautifully engineered.
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  • Ramps in place, she'll be down in a minute.
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  • Closeup of that trunk placard.
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  • I understand this was a new air intake, with special design parameters.
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  • This automobile brings smiles wherever it travels.
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  • Another aircraft, to be contrasted against automotive design.
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  • Being winched down to the ground. She slipped off the blocks for a second, but Jeff and helpers got 'er off without damage.
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  • Another of the benefits of attending Concorso, you can talk to the owners, have them crack the hood. Everyone's willing to talk about their pride and joy.
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  • Forget the horsepower ? how many humans does it take to push a Bombshell Betty into place? Seems like five.
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  • There's an attractive tableau.
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  • Nose cone's been installed, and she's ready for the crowds.
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  • Ok, we're starting to get full of automobiles now.
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  • A nice wide angle, before the crowds descend.
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  • It's a stunner, all right.
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  • Each beautiful curve, where body panels fit together ...
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  • 1930 Willys-Knight Phaeton and the AT-6 Texan.
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  • 1930 Willys-Knight Phaeton and AT-6 Texan.
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  • 1930 Willys-Knight Phaeton and AT-6 Texan.
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  • In the northwest corner of the hangar, a small tableau to add aesthetics to the SF Concorso dinner.
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  • 1930 Willys-Knight Phaeton and AT-6 Texan.
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  • The cockpit of the 1930 Willys-Knight Phaeton.
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  • The Lockheed T-33 'Shooting Star' was parked in the corner of the dinner venue.
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  • Lockheed T-33 'Shooting Star', front view.
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  • Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star. Attendees had access to the cockpit, during the evening.
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  • Jeff Brock's Bombshell Betty.
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  • Close up of that intake.
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  • Cockpit shot.
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  • Time to unload the 1937 Cord 812.
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  • The 1937 Cord 812 lands safely.
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  • 1937 Cord 812 is started up.
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  • That's a decommissioned F-111 in the background, behind the Cord 812.
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  • Instrumentation in the 1937 Cord 812 cockpit.
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  • Jags, Dodges ... a Mini over there on the left.
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  • Ferrari in the foreground, BMWs in the background. Mercedes over on the left.
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  • The rear view of the vintage corporate jet was particularly stunning. One could definitely see design relationships to many of the vehicles displayed here.
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  • Petersen Museum's 1923 Mercedes 28/95 Targa Florio is unloaded.
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  • Petersen Museum's 1923 Mercedes 28/95 Targa Florios is unloaded.
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  • And now the Mercedes 28/95 is off to be placed in the hangar.
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  • The 1937 Cord 812 and the 1923 Mercedes 28/95 Targa Florio, heading to the hanger for dinner placement.
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  • Sponsors of the Concorso: Mercedes on the left, BMW and Mini on the right.
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  • Sponsors of the Concorso: BMWs and Mini.
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  • There's that paintjob again. I'll come back to this a couple of times at different points in the evening.
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  • Wait staff is getting ready in the background, as the Mercedes 28/95 is placed.
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  • There's a nice pair for your driveway, the Rolls and the Maserati.
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  • Maserati GranTurismo front view.
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  • Rolls Royce Ghost, front view.
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  • Dodge Challenger SRT front view.
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  • Jaguar XK, front view.
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  • Jaguar XJ Series, front view.
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  • Nissan GTR, 3/4 view.
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  • Lotus Evora, front view.
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  • Vintage Land Rover, and a new Land Rover Range Rover.
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  • Can you say "Daktari"? Does anyone even *remember* "Daktari"?
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  • This is as close to rain as we got that evening. Clouds slowly broke up from this point until dark.
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  • New Mercedes SL, C, and the vintage corporate jet.
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  • New Mercedes SL, C, and the vintage corporate jet.
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  • 1988 Ferrari F1 cockpit.
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  • Vincent Black Shadow and MIG 15 drop tank.
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  • 1988 Ferrari F1 with two Mercedes in the background.
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  • A fine pair of Germans. Two Porsche 911 Turbos, that is.
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  • Beautiful Triumph TR-4. From Hawaii!!
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  • 1935 Auburn 851, front view.
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